Eleni-Klaoudia Polak (; born 9 September 1996) is a Greek athlete specialising in the pole vault. She represented her country at one outdoor and two indoor European Championships.
Early life Polak was born in Greece to a Polish father and a Sri Lankan mother.
Career Her personal bests in the event are 4.70 metres outdoors (Athens 2020) and 4.71 metres indoors (Piraeus 2021).
On 6 August 2024, Polak received a provisional suspension following an adverse analytical finding and retroactivly disqualifed from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. In November 2025, she was issued with a four-year ban to expire in August 2028 by the Hellenic National Council for Combating Doping (EOKAN), who disclosed that the prohibited substance was clenbuterol.
International competitions Representing 2017European U23 ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland11th4.20 m2018Balkan Indoor ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey2nd4.30 mMediterranean U23 ChampionshipsJesolo, Italy1st4.35 mEuropean ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany9th (q)4.45 m12019European Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, United Kingdom12th4.50 m2021European Indoor ChampionshipsToruń, Poland5th4.65 mOlympic GamesTokyo, Japan19th (q)4.40 m2022World ChampionshipsEugene, United States22nd (q)4.35 mEuropean ChampionshipsMunich, Germany17th (q)4.40 m2023World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary28th (q)4.35 m2024European ChampionshipsRome, Italy16th (q)4.40 mOlympic GamesParis, FranceDQ4.20 m 1 No mark in the final 2 On 6 August 2024 Polak was provisionally suspended due to an Adverse Analytical Finding receiving a DQ according to anti-doping Rule 10.1.
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